Deal among premiers meeting in Yukon starting to look less likely
WHITEHORSE — Canada’s 13 premiers have one more day to close what they keep calling a tantalizingly near deal to open provincial borders to trade.
But that long-awaited goal may have actually receded during Thursday’s talks.
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s jaunty “I think it’s possible” Thursday morning had become “I’m not giving up on the possibility of a deal while we are here” by day’s end.
An Alberta government spokeswoman acknowledged that province’s Premier Rachel Notley and her Saskatchewan colleague Brad Wall had referred differences on markups on beer to officials after failing to resolve them in a private meeting.